Thursday, March 12, 2020

Speed Dating: Present Simple Habits and Routines

(TESOL Ideas-- Present SimpleAny Grammar Point)
Google: docs, pub
The specific example linked to above is for the present simple, but the general activity can be used for any grammar point.  The example above is a modified version of a speed dating activity I had posted previously.
The discussion questions are put onto different cards, which are cut up before class.  Each student is given a set of cards, which they put face down on their desk.  Students sit opposite their partner, and then flip over the first card and talk about the question for 2 minutes.  At the end of 2 minutes, the teacher announces that the time is up (or a buzzer sounds) and  the students have to change seats.  Then, with their new partner, they flip over the next card, and talk about it for two minutes.
The seating pattern is usually two lines of chairs facing each other, or one inner circle facing an outer circle.  Seating arrangements will vary depending on your classroom set-up, of course.

With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

What subjects do you study at school?  Which do you find the most difficult?  



With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

Tell me about your job.  What does it involve?  Why did you choose that job?  

With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

What do you do in your free time?  Do you have any hobbies or interests?  What are they?  How did you get into them?


With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

What do you usually eat for dinner?  Do you usually cook yourself?  If no, how do you usually get your food?  


With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

What do you do at night?  (The last 2 or 3 hours before you go to sleep.)  Describe your nightly habits to your partner.


With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

What is your morning routine?  From the moment you wake up, to the time you leave the house, what do you usually do every morning?


With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

How many days off do you usually have during the week?  What do you do on your days off?


With a partner, talk for 2-3 minutes about:

Describe your journey to work/school.  How do you get to work?  What kinds of things do you see every day on the way to work?  Are there any difficulties?



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